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Kanji Detail for 梅 - "plum tree, plum blossom"
梅
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Meaning
梅 means "plum tree, plum blossom."
Plum - A flowering tree of the rose family.
Blossom - The flower of early spring.
Resilience - Symbol of perseverance.
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Words using 梅
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青梅
あおうめ
unripe plum
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梅雨明け
つゆあけ
end of the rainy season
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梅雨入り
つゆいり
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
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梅干し
うめぼし
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
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青梅
あおうめ
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Origin of 梅
木, the tree, beside 每, lending the reading bai: the plum — the tree that flowers first, in the last of the snow, and so stands for perseverance rewarded.
How to remember it: The tree 木 that blooms while it is still winter — the plum, spring's advance scout.
Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com
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Tattoo check: 梅
- Verified meaning: plum tree, plum blossom
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read うめ, うめさき, うめざき, うめさざき)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 梅
Given names 梅(うめ)
Surnames 梅(うめさき)
梅(うめざき)
梅(うめさざき)
梅(ばい)
梅(め)
梅(めい)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
plum
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
More kanji with the radical 木 (ki・kihen)
- 木 tree, wood
- 未 not yet, sheep, future
- 末 end, tip, powder
- 本 origin, book, root
- 札 card, tag, bill
- 朱 red, currency unit
- 朴 simple, honest
- 机 desk, table
- 朽 to decay
- 杉 cedar tree, cryptomeria
- 李 plum tree
- 杏 apricot
- 材 material, timber, talent
- 村 village
- 杖 staff, cane
- 杜 grove
- 束 bundle
- 条 clause, stripe
- 来 to come, since, to bring
- 杭 stake
- 杯 cup, counter
- 東 east, orient
- 杵 pestle, mallet
- 杷 rake, loquat
- 松 pine tree
- 巣 nest, den